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Relaxing his bail conditions in the Gangsters Act case, the Supreme Court today allowed UP MLA Abbas Ansari to travel outside the State of Uttar Pradesh without prior permission from the Trial Court.

The Court said that when Ansari wishes to travel outside the state, he must furnish particulars about the place of visit, alongwith contact details, to the Investigating Officer. On the bail condition restricting public statements, the politician was advised that statements shall not be made on pending cases.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate Nizam Pasha (for Ansari). Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj represented State of Uttar Pradesh.

To recap, the Court granted interim bail to Ansari in March this year, while imposing stringent conditions. It directed that he shall stay at his official residence in Lucknow. Only travel to the MLA's constituency, ie Mau, was permitted subject to prior intimation to the Trial Court and district police.

In May, the Court modified Ansari's interim bail conditions and allowed him to stay at his Ghazipur residence for 3 nights whenever he travels from his official residence in Lucknow to his constituency (ie Mau).

In August, after incurring disqualification as an MLA over his conviction in a hate speech case, Ansari urged the Court to relax his bail conditions, so that he does not have to seek prior permission of the trial court before travelling within India. Recently however, the Allahabad High Court suspended his conviction in the hate speech case and restored his assembly membership.

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Case Title: ABBAS ANSARI v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, SLP(Crl) No. 1091/2025

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